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What is GU10 Cluster LED?
When it comes to light bulbs, one size most certainly doesn’t fit all. That is why light bulbs are available in an extensive range of different luminaries, shapes, sizes and fittings. With the arrival of LED (Light Emitting Diode) Lighting customers need to be able to familiarise themselves with a whole new range of bulbs. The better you can differentiate between the different types of LED Bulb available, the easier it is for you to make informed decisions about what it is you need and what it is you are buying.
A popular LED Bulb are the GU10 Cluster Range. There is nothing surprising about it. It is an MR (Multifaceted Reflector) Lamp, with a 230 V AC (Alternating Current) GU10 Bayonet fitting and features a ‘cluster’ of high power LEDs on its surface. What you will find with most LEDs is that they are not powerful enough on their own to compete with the brightness of a traditional halogen bulb. Instead it is necessary to use them in ‘arrays’ or groups. When grouped together in such a fashion the LEDs will achieve a high lumen output when working in unison. For instance a GU10 80 Cluster LED Bulb features 80 individual LEDs on its front face that produce a lumen output equivalent to a 50 watt halogen bulb.
All GU10 LED Bulbs also feature a small driver inside their fitting that changes the mains voltage to suit the purposes of the LEDs. This makes the overall size of a GU10 LED slightly bigger than a traditional halogen spotlight. Most Cluster GU10 LED Bulbs will have a beam angle of around 45 degrees making them appropriate for a combination of ambient lighting schemes and aesthetic lighting design.
GU10 Cluster LEDs are also available in a range of ‘colour temperatures.’ Colour temperature doesn’t refer to discrete colours like red, green or blue, but instead describes differing shades of white. Warm White and Cool White are industry standard terms. The former is as close as an LED comes to replicating the colour of a traditional halogen or incandescent bulb. The latter is a sharp, cool light that is used in lighting design.
For any more information regarding GU10 Cluster LED Bulbs consult your retailer.
Monday, 6 February 2012
GU10 LED Bulbs and the Environment
Despite its apparent insignificance, artificial lighting is very important. At this moment in time artificial lighting constitutes about a quarter of the world’s entire energy use. An individual home or business will use about 20 to 50 per cent of its energy in lighting alone! Unless you are fortunate to be using solar panels or a wind generator the electricity powering your lighting will be coming from one place; the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal and gas. When burned these fuels release greenhouse gases into the Earth’s atmosphere that contribute to the slow, but steady, warming of the Earth’s surface. Changing your light bulbs to an energy saving equivalent now is more important than ever before.
Thankfully LED Lighting is here to help us out. LED Lighting is gradually becoming more widely available, at a cost that is less prohibitive upfront. They are also available in a huge variety of shapes, sizes and fittings. One of the most well known examples of retrofit LED Lighting is the GU10 LED. This is available in thousands of places across the internet and acts as a direct replacement for traditional halogen bulbs. It is designed to be as user friendly as possible and can be swapped without the need for rewiring or modifications.
GU10 LED is actually available in a number of different styles, with the implementation of a variety of different LED technologies spanning the arch of its evolutionary development. Some of the most fundamental, and most affordable, are the GU10 LED Cluster variety. These consist of a GU10 lamp with an array of individual high power LEDs attached to its front face. These bulbs will use as little as 4.5 watts but will still achieve the same lumen output as a 50 watt halogen, making them about 90 per cent more efficient.
They are also fully compatible with all GU10 fittings. The GU10 fitting is a standard bayonet fitting throughout the UK and runs at mains voltage, which is 230 V AC (Alternating Current). However, in order to work GU10 LED Bulbs require an in-built driver which changes the voltage to DC (Direct Current).
GU10 LEDs are very popular because of their unique combination of style and function. They are compact, discrete and their light source is directional. This allows users to play about with the balance of light and shadow, thus creating effects that, while simple to achieve, are very impressive. Their efficiency also makes them very suitable for light intensive locations, such as hotels, bars, restaurants and other commercial settings.
For more information about GU10 LED please contact our customer service team on 0116 321 4121.
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